Read the notes Oaklanders are writing to their beloved city, and submit your own! Shoot us your story, celebration or plea to Oakland at submissions@38thnotes.com with “Notes to Oakland” in the subject.
Frisco’s street certified jail bird OG returns from the pen and reports to the studio. Messy Marv, now also known as The Boy Boy Young Mess, is talking about cooking and slanging yay again, but I still love his voice. To me, Mess is The SCO’s grimier [...]
Contributed by Sean Brekke-Miesner aka Town SyndrumThe most glaring issue the Warriors have had to deal with this year is injuries. We all knew going into this season that our new star and leader Monte Ellis would be out for the majority of the first [...]
I know that this video for “Julia” came out last year, but I thought it was striking how similar Young L’s “Centerfold” song and video are to The Cataracs trademark technohop sound and aesthetic. I know Young L and The Cata are folks, so I’m not suggesting [...]
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshh4M0Jio0FBbc0P89nThis joint has been floating around for a while, but it’s probably new to most. I don’t know what transitional period I may have missed, but Young L of The Pack seems to have channeled [...]
Every year for the last 12, Bay Area literary arts luminary Youth Speaks has presented their infamous Bringing the Noise for Martin Luther King Jr, to a packed house. This annual event features young poets and a diverse array of performers speaking their [...]
Daps to D Nastee at Streets is Talking. Lifted from Youth RadioHip hop artist Deuce Eclipse is the self-described first rapper to rep Nicaragua, but his home is the Bay Area. His politically charged lyrics help bring a focus to both Deuce’s personal [...]
I have to take this opportunity to shout out Youth Radio for actually speaking on the Oscar Grant situation and being a forum for outcry and analysis. In contrast, the supposed “people’s station” remains mum. I understand that KMEL is controlled by [...]
Check out this mezcla of sound and soul courtesy of Jon Reyes & iLL-Lit’s Drizz. He addresses Oakland and the Oscar Grant injustice and upheaval. Definitely worth the download (Click link below. Then on the pg that opens, right click link and click “Save [...]
Ron Dellums can pour the the salves of oratorical grandeur in our ears all day, but until he actually does something substantive to serve the people and justice, I remain skeptical at best. In the clip above, from yesterday’s rally, he asks us to join [...]
Given the era, location and subject matter of Don Reed’s East 14th: True Tales of a Reluctant Player (the play reviewed below), it’s crazy that I happened to simultaneously get turned on to this rare soul/funk gem from 1970 (Props to Jackson). Local [...]
Play Review by Sean Brekke-Miesner aka Town SyndrumEast 14th St, or International Blvd as some of you now know it, is one of the most popular, interesting and culturally diverse streets in Oakland and the greater Bay Area. So when I went to see the one [...]
Oakland Tech’s Field of Dreams at 45th and Telegraph in the Temescal.There has been much written in the local press about the amazing genisis of Oakland Tech High School’s Field of Dreams. For those of you who arent familiar, you can catch up via coverage [...]
